Alright i decided i wanted to install my coilovers today, and thats what i started to do however i have a problem and I'm in need of some advice. I'm working on the driver's side front shock and I'm having a problem getting the swaybar bolt out of the lower control arm. I'm afraid if i hit it to much with a hammer it will ruin the end to the point i wont be able to get the nut back on. I also have all of the upper 3 bolts off the the shock and the lower bolt off of the shock and it wont budge, i also tryed removing the upper control arm nut to see if i could move the lower arm around with no luck. The rear lower control arm bolt is as tight as a S.O.B and i broke my socket on the passenger side bolt so i dont think ill be able to get it off. but if you know something i dont please let me know!! Thanks
-Shadow

 

Try using a jack to lift the lower arm until pressure is taken off the end link bolt then you should be able to pull it out with no fuss

 

i forgot to mention i did that as well. i didn't move it at all before it started lifting the whole front up.

 

Try it again but this time put a nut on the end of the thread and tap it with a hammer as you jack the suspension up.

 

Good idea ill try it tomorrow and ill find a bigger hammer haha. I noticed the the wheel was slightly turned only about an inch do you thing that would cause a binding problem?

 

Ah, that's another thing. Put both sides up on jacks (passenger and drives side) to release all the weight/pressure on the sway bar. That might give you enough play to get the damn end link loose

Good luck

 

Put the entire front on jack stands so both wheels are off the floor and there is no pressure on the sway bar.

If you cant get it out of the arm location unbolt it from the sway and take it out from there.

 

I just did this a few days ago. With the entire front end lifted off the ground and a jack under the arm, I could pull the end link bolt out by hand. It couldn't hurt to have the wheels straight when you do it though. Try different heights with the jack, one of them should work. If you still have trouble, maybe compressing the spring with the spring compressors would help.

Also, if you haven't broken the nuts loose on the top shaft, it is best to do that before removing the strut.

 

I had both sides on jack stands when i was trying to get it out, thanks for the suggestions hopefully i can get this done today.
oh and yesterday when i was putting the passanger side back together i remember the swaybar was a very hard to get in so maybe it causing problems

 

why doo you need to take the end link off? i have pulled my struts out many times without taking the sway bar off

 

i thought taking the swaybar off wold free it up a little more. But anyway i got everything off and put back together with the coilovers on and it looks great the only problem is there is a clunking noise coming from the drivers side front area and as i was pulling back into the driveway it kinda squealed as well, could have been the breaks but the cluncking sorta felt like the car was bottoming out, how can i tell if in fact that's what its doing?

 

alright so i went out to take a few picks do you think its to low in the front and im bottoming out or

 

not the answer to your question but i think you should lower the rear another half inch